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Capital Burkina Faso : |
Ouagadougou .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Burkina Faso :
| Benin 306 km, Cote d'Ivoire 584 km, Ghana 549 km, Mali 1,000 km, Niger 628 km, Togo 126 km .
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| Climate Burkina Faso :
| tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers .
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| Life expectancy Burkina Faso :
| 44.2 years .
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| Fertility rate Burkina Faso :
| 6.28 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Burkina Faso :
| parliamentary republic .
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| Population Burkina Faso :
| 13 574 820.
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| Area Total Burkina Faso :
| 274,200 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Burkina Faso :
| 65,400 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Burkina Faso :
| 227,000 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Burkina Faso :
| 226.
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| Sex ratio total Burkina Faso :
| 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Burkina Faso ratio under 15 :
| 1.01 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Burkina Faso ratio 15 64 :
| 0.96 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Burkina Faso ratio 65 :
| 0.72 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Burkina Faso :
| $-341 million (2003) |
| HIV Burkina Faso :
| 4.2% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Burkina Faso :
| 45% (2003 est.) |
| Literacy Burkina Faso :
| 26,60% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Burkina Faso :
| 2% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Burkina Faso :
| 46.8% (1994) |
| Inflation Burkina Faso :
| 1.9% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Burkina Faso :
| NA |
| Internet Users Burkina Faso :
| 48,000 (2003) |
| Location Burkina Faso :
| Western Africa, north of Ghana |
| Geographic Coordinates Burkina Faso :
| 13 00 N, 2 00 W |
| Religion Burkina Faso :
| indigenous beliefs 40%, Muslim 50%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10% |
| Administrative region Burkina Faso :
| 45 provinces; Bale, Bam, Banwa, Bazega, Bougouriba, Boulgou, Boulkiemde, Comoe, Ganzourgou, Gnagna, Gourma, Houet, Ioba, Kadiogo, Kenedougou, Komondjari, Kompienga, Kossi, Koulpelogo, Kouritenga, Kourweogo, Leraba, Loroum, Mouhoun, Namentenga, Nahouri, Nayala, Noumbiel, Oubritenga, Oudalan, Passore, Poni, Sanguie, Sanmatenga, Seno, Sissili, Soum, Sourou, Tapoa, Tuy, Yagha, Yatenga, Ziro, Zondoma, Zoundweogo |
| Terrain Burkina Faso :
| mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast |
| Elevation extremes lowest Burkina Faso :
| Mouhoun (Black Volta) River 200 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Burkina Faso :
| Tena Kourou 749 m |
| Natural resources Burkina Faso :
| manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, antimony, copper, nickel, bauxite, lead, phosphates, zinc, silver |
| Land use arable land Burkina Faso :
| 14,43% |
| Land use permanentcrops Burkina Faso :
| 0,19% |
| Irrigated land Burkina Faso :
| 250 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Burkina Faso :
| recurring droughts |
| Environment current issues Burkina Faso :
| recent droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural activities, population distribution, and the economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation |
| Geography note Burkina Faso :
| landlocked savanna cut by the three principal rivers of the Black, Red, and White Voltas |
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Divisions
Bale
Bam
Banwa
Bazega
Bougouriba
Boulgou
Boulkiemde
Comoe
Ganzourgou
Gnagna
Gourma
Houet
Ioba
Kadiogo
Kenedougou
Komondjari
Kompienga
Kossi
Koulpelogo
Kouritenga
Kourweogo
Leraba
Loroum
Mouhoun
Namentenga
Nahouri
Nayala
Noumbiel
Oubritenga
Oudalan
Passore
Poni
Sanguie
Sanmatenga
Seno
Sissili
Soum
Sourou
Tapoa
Tuy
Yagha
Yatenga
Ziro
Zondoma
Zoundweogo
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